Dreamy Powder Blue Yarrow
Dreamy Powder Blue Yarrow: a pastel analogous palette of #D5F7F6, #C2EEF5, #9BE1FD, #A4CDED, #ADBED3. Airy, calm and refreshing; best contrast 1.66:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, teal, blue, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.66:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Vaporised#D5F7F6
A very light, muted teal (Vaporised) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Icy Breeze#C2EEF5
A very light, muted teal (Icy Breeze) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Winter Wizard#9BE1FD
A very light, muted blue (Winter Wizard) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Andromeda Blue#A4CDED
A light, muted blue (Andromeda Blue) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Over the Moon#ADBED3
A light, muted blue (Over the Moon) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.89:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.46:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly98% similarExcellent 5/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #D5F7F6 | 95% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #C2EEF5 | 92% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #9BE1FD | 87% |
| ≈ Sky | Accent | #A4CDED | 83% |
| ≈ Silver | Text | #ADBED3 | 80% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #0F1B2B for text.
:root {
--color-background: #d5f7f6;
--color-surface: #c2eef5;
--color-primary: #9be1fd;
--color-accent: #a4cded;
--color-text: #0f1b2b;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #d5f7f6;
--color-surface: #c2eef5;
--color-primary: #9be1fd;
--color-accent: #a4cded;
--color-ink: #0f1b2b;
}
About this palette
Dreamy Powder Blue Yarrow is palette number 8,632 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#9BE1FD), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as airy, calm and refreshing. Its colors run from Ivory (#D5F7F6) at the light end to Silver (#ADBED3) at the dark end, covering 80% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #D5F7F6: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #C2EEF5: suggested role surface. It is a cyan color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #9BE1FD: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.08.
4. ≈ Sky #A4CDED: suggested role accent. It is a blue color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.063.
5. ≈ Silver #ADBED3: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
Harmony and structure
The hues sit side by side on the color wheel, spanning roughly 60 degrees. Analogous palettes feel natural and flowing, like a sunset or a stretch of coastline.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal, cyan and blue families, spread across 59 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Pastel palettes keep chroma between 0.03 and 0.08, and lightness between 80% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is cool: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 5 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.052 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery and spring campaigns, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel airy, calm and refreshing.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ivory (#D5F7F6) with Silver (#ADBED3) at a contrast ratio of 1.66:1, which is below the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#D5F7F6), so this page suggests #0F1B2B for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.23:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #D5F7F6 and #C2EEF5, #C2EEF5 and #9BE1FD and #A4CDED and #ADBED3 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #D5F7F6 and #C2EEF5, #9BE1FD and #A4CDED and #A4CDED and #ADBED3 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #D5F7F6 and #C2EEF5 and #A4CDED and #ADBED3 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #D5F7F6 as the background, #C2EEF5 for cards and surfaces, #9BE1FD as the primary brand color, #A4CDED as the accent, and #0F1B2B for text (a computed darker shade of Silver, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Let one hue lead and let the others support it. Keep one color noticeably lighter or darker than the rest so the layout has a clear focal point.
Typical uses for a pastel palette include baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dreamy Powder Blue Yarrow accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.66:1 (#D5F7F6 on #ADBED3). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Powder Blue (#9BE1FD) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites, where a airy, calm and refreshing feel works well.